Summary
Who Dares Wins is a British action film first released in 1982,
directed by Ian Sharp.
The film stars Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward and Robert Webber.
It has also been released under the title: The Final Option.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Ian Sharp
- Script: George Markstein, James Follett, Reginald Rose
- Photo: Phil Meheux
- Music: Roy Budd
- Cast: Lewis Collins (Capt. Peter Skellen), Judy Davis (Frankie Leith), Richard Widmark (Secretary of State Arthur Currie), Edward Woodward (Commander Powell), Robert Webber (General Ira Potter), Tony Doyle (Colonel Hadley), John Duttine (Rod Walker), Kenneth Griffith (Bishop Crick), Rosalind Lloyd (Jenny Skellen), Ingrid Pitt (Helga), Norman Rodway (Ryan), Maurice Roëves (Maj. Steele), Bob Sherman (Hagen), Albert Fortell (Freund), Mark Ryan (Mac), Patrick Allen (Police Commissioner), Aharon Ipalé (Malek), Paul Freeman (Sir Richard), Briony Elliott (Baby Samantha), Jerry Donahue (Pop group), Marc Donahue (Pop group), Gerry Conway (Pop group), Dave Pegg (Pop group), Alan Mitchell (Harkness), Richard Coleman (Mr. Martin), Nigel Humphreys (Sgt. Pope), Stephen Bent (Neil), Martyn Jacobs (Policeman at Mews), Raymond Brody (Bank manager), Andrew MacLachlan (Immigration officer), Oz Clarke (Special Branch Man), Peter Geddis (Butler), Jon Morrison (Dennis), Trevor Byfield (Baker), Michael Forrest (Pickley), Don Fellows (Ambassador Franklin), Alan Gifford (Sen. Kohoskie), John Woodnutt (Harold Staunton), Nick Brimble (Williamson), Michael Godley (M.P.), Meg Davies (Mary Tinker), Lynne Miller (Melissa), Christopher Muncke (U.S. Security Man), Anna Ford (Newscaster), Bill Hamilton (Newscaster), Alan Polonsky (U.S. Marine Guard), Martin Grace (U.S. Marine Guard), Tariq Yunus (Terrorist), Bruce White (Terrorist), Patrick Gordon (Terrorist), Niall Padden (Terrorist), Tony Osoba (Terrorist), Glyn Baker (Terrorist), Ben Howard (Terrorist), Alan Renwick (Terrorist), Peter Turner (Terrorist), Simon Heywood (Terrorist), Ralph Arliss (Terrorist), Ewan Stewart (Terrorist), Billy McBain (Terrorist), Martin Denning (SAS technician)
- Country: UK / Switzerland
- Language: English
- Runtime: 125 min
- Aka: The Final Option
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